Chapter 799

Night was falling, but before darkness completely enveloped the earth, man-made lights were lit in the city, dispelling the darkness that had just come.

The street lamps that stretch along the city roads and the bright lights of households flicker in this forest made of steel and cement, like stars falling into the world, shining brightly.

There may be no night in this city.

On the terrace somewhere in the Autumn Palace, Count Dürer looked out into the distance of this strange city, and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "Even the most remote urban areas have the same number of street lights... This is a lot of money. expenses."

Matilda's voice came from not far away: "But it improves security, makes the city safer, and in the long run, the crime rate will decrease and the cost of maintaining the law will decrease."

"...The noble council of Aldernan is not good at thinking from a 'long-term' perspective, and this really needs to be changed," Count Durer turned around and bowed to Matilda, "You also came to see the scenery? "

"Walk at will," Matilda said lightly, "Count Durer, what do you think about what you saw today?"

"...This is indeed a different place from Typhon. To be honest, some aspects are terrifyingly disordered, but some aspects are... surprisingly orderly," Count Durer shook his head. , "I still prefer Aldernan, for its solemnity and solemnity."

"Obviously, our understanding of 'order' is different from that of the Great Emperor Gawain," Matilda said casually, and then asked again, "Count Durer, what do you have about that set of "The Foundation of Everything"? What do you think? You also read its original manuscript and some of its contents."

"To be honest, my first feeling was a little disappointment," Count Durer thought for a while, and said bluntly, "When I know how much the Cecil people spent to compile it, I know that Gawain Cecil When the emperor had high hopes for it, I thought that I would see some great books that recorded difficult magic mysteries, condensed the profound wisdom of philosophers, and shone brightly with grammar, but I didn't expect the content in it to be so shallow... … the wording is also vulgar. But the sheer scale and breadth of content is truly breathtaking.”

Matilda looked at Count Durer for a while, and said calmly, "But it also records parts you don't understand, such as typhoid and miscellaneous diseases, such as mechanical craftsmanship, and the unfinished agricultural study... Just like its name, it is the "Basics of All Things", which records the basic common sense that maintains the functioning of a society, not the difficult knowledge that only a few people can delve into.

"And more importantly, Cecil the Great intends to promote such a thing to the entire empire, and regard it as the 'knowledge benchmark' of the people, Count Durer, can you imagine what this means?"

Count Durer's words were accompanied by thought: "Yes, I can imagine... So after the first feeling of disappointment, I understand your feelings after seeing those manuscripts, and I also understand your suggestion to His Majesty Gawain. Require……"

Matilda looked into Earl Durer's eyes: "Then, Earl Durer, what do you think? Do you think Typhon needs The Foundation of Everything?"

Count Durer blinked, fell into a brief thought, and after a moment of silence, he spoke in a somewhat complicated tone: "To be honest, in my opinion, if it is to be extended to the whole society, then the "Basics of Everything" talks about Stuff...but it's a little too much."

...

In a room in Cecil Palace, Amber stared at Gawain in surprise: "Then you decided to give the full version of "The Foundation of Everything" to Typhon?"

"That's right," Gawain said calmly, "and I'm going to send a hardcover version over there—I signed it myself."

"Aren't you afraid of playing off?!" Amber's eyes widened, "That's...how do you say it, in your words, it's the 'the foundation of the functioning of modern society', which is used to enhance the competition of a whole generation If you hand over the power thing to the Typhon people casually, will there be no accident?"

"First and foremost,

When "The Foundation of Everything" is completed, printed in large quantities on the printing press, distributed nationwide, and available to everyone, who can prevent them from flowing into Typhon? The new printed publications are not classical magic books, unless we ban them vigorously, their flow will be unstoppable," Gawain glanced at Amber and said with a half-smile, "Second point... do you think "Everything" "Basics" will it be the same situation when it arrives at Typhon as it was at Cecil? "

Amber frowned slightly, showing a thoughtful expression.

Gawain shook his head slightly.

"No, because the Typhon nobles became the new factory owners, because their councils were essentially a mixture of capital and nobility, a group that was more greedy and selfish than pure traditional nobles, even if they They have built a factory system similar to ours, and even though their industrial machines have started, they are different from us in their bones.

"To compile a set of "Basics of All Things" requires only hundreds of scholars, experts, assistants, and an office with coordination capabilities. We can do it, and so can Typhon.

"But to spread this set of "The Foundation of All Things" to the whole society, it requires a powerful supreme government office, tens of thousands of grass-roots clerks, an army capable of smashing the old aristocracy, and countless seats like General Studies and The same institution as Imperial College, countless night schools, teachers, and literacy teams.

"None of these Typhons, and in their eyes, our "Basics of Everything"... talks too much."

Amber couldn't help frowning: "Then what's the point of giving Matilda a set?"

"The purpose of spreading knowledge is just to spread knowledge," Gao Wen laughed. "I don't have any other thoughts, no conspiracies, I just simply hope that knowledge can be spread, the wider the better. "The Foundation of Everything" may To be placed in Rosetta Augustus' study, perhaps to enter the noble council, perhaps to enter their Imperial Workers' Association and the Mages Association, no matter what, it's a good thing. And if it really happened, it would be great One possibility is that Rosetta Augustus and the parliament he commanded decided to spread the sub-volumes including social general knowledge and continental history...and it is also a good thing."

Amber showed a thoughtful look again, while Gawain looked at her and couldn't help asking curiously.

"Speaking of which... you've been paying more and more attention to these complicated things recently, and you can even discuss it with me for a long time - weren't you the most impatient to think about these things before?"

Amber was stunned for a moment, then quickly waved his hand: "I'm impatient, but the salary you gave is too much..."

Gao Wen was dumbfounded, and after a while he couldn't help but shake his head with a smile: "Then let's take it like this."

After Amber left the room, Gawain stood up from the high-back chair and came to the large floor-to-ceiling windows facing the Dark Mountains.

The bright magic spar lights shone behind him, dispelling the darkness that had permeated the mountains. Above the magnificent and ancient dark mountains, dazzling stars were rising.

Familiar mental fluctuations suddenly surged in the depths of consciousness, it was Daniel's request for communication.

Gawain recognized the mark in the mental fluctuations, and did not enter the deep dream, but directly connected to the spiritual communication with Daniel in the shallow consciousness.

"My lord," the old mage's respectful voice sounded in Gawain's heart, "I have received information that Pope Megall III will agree to your terms."

Gawain was a little curious: "When I left, the archbishops held another meeting?"

"It wasn't a formal meeting. It was Megall III and some archbishops who reached a tacit agreement in advance," Daniel reported. "If there is no accident, this will become the final result of the meeting..."

"...It seems that there are also intricate relationships within the Eternal Sleeper Order, but the power of that Megall III is clearly above all factions," said someone who was quite familiar with similar faction relationships, internal struggles and shuffling behaviors. Gawain didn't show any surprises, but he quite agreed with this, "He is very decisive and wise, now is not the time to hold a meeting and discuss slowly, he must ensure that there is only one voice left in the entire order in a short period of time... ...and also ensure that after the incident, when I, an 'outlander', accepts his sect, the rest of the sect will be screened by him..."

"My lord, do you need my cooperation to do something?"

"No need, just let things take their course, Megall III has accumulated seven hundred years of wisdom, he will handle everything well," Gawain said, "I only care about the skills and knowledge of the Eternal Sleeper. How does this sect develop... After being transformed by me, it will naturally embark on a healthy development path."

Then he paused and asked casually, "Where's yours? After being invaded by my 'extraterritorial wanderer', did your 'security chief' get into trouble?"

"...I was rewarded," Daniel's voice paused and hesitated, "although I failed to 'stop' your 'invasion', the Pope and more than half of the archbishops thought that I at least caused you trouble and showed The power of mortals...they think I've done what they couldn't, and I've done it."

Gao Wen: "..."

Facing Gawain's brief silence, Daniel's voice became more and more cautious: "My lord, do you think... there is a problem?"

Gawain: "...No, no problem, everything is fine."

How should I put it, he felt a little guilty just now, and felt that he was a little bit cruel to the gang of eternal sleepers, but after thinking about it carefully, anyway, the cultists had no human rights, so he calmly accepted the status quo.

What's more, as an outlander, he can't be easily embarrassed in front of Daniel - it's detrimental to his image.

During the conversation with Daniel, Gawain suddenly felt something.

He laughed in his heart: "It seems that the news you said is coming sooner than I thought."

The voice of the old mage then sounded: "Then, my lord, I will retire first."

Daniel's spiritual imprint quietly left. After erasing all traces, Gawain redirected his shallow consciousness to the spiritual network, and responded to a voice that kept calling him.

With intuition, he looked to his side and saw a dim and soft light suddenly appear in the air, and then the light condensed into a classical lantern with a crystal shell.

Selena Gehr, who was dressed in a long white dress and had a calm and gentle temperament, broke up with a lantern and stood beside Gawain.

"Hello," Gawain nodded slightly to the familiar and unfamiliar "Lady Lantern", "I didn't expect you to come in person."

"Relying on the dream state, I have more means of self-protection than other believers," Selina said softly, "It is very risky for us to come into contact with the 'outer-territorial wanderers'."

"I can understand your concerns, although I don't think it's necessary," Gao Wen smiled, "I was thinking before, I didn't leave you 'contact information', how should you contact me."

Selena looked calm: "We really can't lock your location, but we believe that as long as you call your name in the entire mind network, you will definitely hear it - you are definitely monitoring the mind network."

"It doesn't sound like something to be happy about... but it is indeed true," Gawain said, raising his eyebrows, "So, are you here to tell me the answer of the Eternal Sleeper?"

"We can agree to your request," Selena said straight to the point, and said the answer that Gawain already knew, "Although the Supreme Bishops' Conference still needs further discussion, we can already give you an answer."

Gawain was not surprised at all, he maintained an indifferent look: "It sounds like you are indeed in an urgent situation - very good, this choice is good for everyone."

"We still have conditions," Selena said suddenly, "or... it is to show our attitude in advance."

"tell me the story."

"We can allegiance to 'foreign wanderers' and accept the 'incorporation' and 'transformation' you mentioned, but all of this is based on the laws and rules of the world, we will not believe in a new god, if one day, You are on your way to the gods..."

Gawain interrupted the other party aloud before Selena finished speaking: "There won't be that day, if there is, then all our agreements will be voided."